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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has announced she will depart the agency at the end of June. According to the Washington Post: “Walensky’s departure will create another hole in the most senior ranks of the nation’s health... Read More »

The LymeX Diagnostics Prize is a competition to accelerate the development of better tests for active Lyme infections. It’s a collaboration between the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation. The LymeX competition offers... Read More »

Investigative journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer has been following the case of Julia Bruzzese for years. Now, in a comprehensive article, Pfeiffer examines the events that brought Julia to this point. In a Facebook post, Pfeiffer gives background: Nearly a decade after a tick bite... Read More »

In honor of Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the latest issue of the Lyme Times is open access–freely available to all. This special issue offers articles from 10 prominent Lyme-treating physicians on such topics as: New treatments for chronic Lyme An overview of Lyme testing Lyme... Read More »

The Pennsylvania State Senate has passed legislation by Sen. Michele Brooks to create a standard protocol in response to a tick being removed from a student during the school day. Senate Bill 232 would require school officials to notify parents in writing about the tick removal... Read More »

Click below to watch the newly released trailer for the Lyme documentary “The Quiet Epidemic.” The film continues to show at a variety of in-person screenings, and will be available to stream on AppleTV, Prime Video and Vimeo-on-demand beginning Tuesday, May 16.... Read More »

SportsIllustrated.com, April 14, 2023 By Alex Miceli Jimmy Walker is like Kodak, an iconic brand name that was known by everyone until the world passed it by and film morphed into digital. Walker may not have been as iconic as Kodak or Blackberry, but for a stretch from 2014 to... Read More »

The nonprofit Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) — the nation’s leading source on parasitic diseases that threaten the health of pets and people — is warning that the risk of Lyme disease is higher than ever. In its 2023 Parasite Forecast, CAPC documents how the blacklegged... Read More »

By Jenny Blair, Yale School of Public Health A new study by investigators with the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) finds that the tick-borne Powassan virus is being transmitted in concentrated community clusters throughout New England. The findings could help local health... Read More »